The Pajama Men
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The Pajama Men are Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, an America
n comedy
duo from Albuquerque, New Mexico
. They have won numerous awards including the prestigious Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
in 2009 and Best Newcomer and Best of the Fest at The Sydney Comedy Festival
in 2009.
Their shows include In Fine Form (as Sabotage), Stop Not Going, Versus vs. Versus, and The Last Stand to Reason. Their latest show In the Middle of No One opens in March 2011.
.
They currently have a television project in development with Second City Entertainment. They have also created an animated series entitled One Square Mile of Earth, in collaboration with Jeff Drew and Jeff Drew Pictures. This series was part of the short film program for Tromadance 2009 and the Sundance Film Festival
2010. The Pajama Men were involved with the pilot of The Cody Rivers Show, directed by R. W. Goodwin
.
United States
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n comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
duo from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. They have won numerous awards including the prestigious Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
in 2009 and Best Newcomer and Best of the Fest at The Sydney Comedy Festival
The Sydney Comedy Festival
The Sydney Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival held in Sydney, Australia.Launched in 2005 as The Cracker Sydney Comedy Festival at a number of inner city venues, the Festival has grown quickly and now attracts 75,000-80,000 patrons every year at venues all across Sydney.In 2011, the...
in 2009.
Their shows include In Fine Form (as Sabotage), Stop Not Going, Versus vs. Versus, and The Last Stand to Reason. Their latest show In the Middle of No One opens in March 2011.
History
Allen and Chavez met in high school. They began performing together in 2000, under the name Sabotage, at Tricklock Company's Reptilian Lounge Late Night Cabaret. Their first three original shows premiered at the Tricklock Company Performance Space in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2004, they took a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where they were nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award. Since then, they have performed on the Fringe Festival circuit in Canada, and at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Sydney Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and more. In 2010, they had a sold-out run in London, England where they became the highest-selling act ever to play The Soho TheatreSoho Theatre
Soho Theatre is a theatre in the eponymous Soho district of the City of Westminster. It presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret....
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They currently have a television project in development with Second City Entertainment. They have also created an animated series entitled One Square Mile of Earth, in collaboration with Jeff Drew and Jeff Drew Pictures. This series was part of the short film program for Tromadance 2009 and the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
2010. The Pajama Men were involved with the pilot of The Cody Rivers Show, directed by R. W. Goodwin
R. W. Goodwin
Robert W. "Bob" Goodwin, billed as R. W. Goodwin, is an American television producer and director best known for his work as senior executive producer of The X-Files...
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Awards
- 2004: Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for In Fine Form (Nominated) (as Sabotage)
- 2004: Dubble Act Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for In Fine Form (Nominated) (as Sabotage)
- 2005: Dubble Act Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Stop Not Going
- 2009: Barry Award for most outstanding festival show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for Versus vs. Versus
- 2009: Best Newcomer at Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards for Versus vs. Versus
- 2009: Best of the Fest at Time Out Sydney Comedy Awards for Versus vs. Versus
- 2010: Best Sketch or Character Act for the Chortle Awards for The Last Stand to Reason (Nominated)
- 2010: Best Show for the Chortle Awards for The Last Stand to Reason (Nominated)
External links
- Official Site
- One Square Mile of Earth on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....